Each week its ruthless lead lawyer and her five ambitious law students continue to defy what fans think they know about the series and its cast of characters, including the once-idealistic Laurel Castillo, played by Karla Souza.

Since the murder of Annalise Keating’s (Viola Davis) husband, Sam, the students tasked with covering it up are all beginning to crack under pressure – except, it seems, Laurel. Her steely strength has made her a newly valuable asset to the team.

And in episode 11, Laurel’s Latin background was revealed for the first time — though her last name, Castillo, is the Spanish surname meaning “castle” — when we first met her Spanish-speaking Florida family. The show’s passionate live-tweeting audience was pleasantly surprised.

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